The War On Drugs

The War on Drugs won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards for 2017's A Deeper Understanding, a record that followed the Philadelphia band's signing to Atlantic Records. Formed in 2005 by close collaborators Adam Granduciel and Kurt Vile, the group has built its catalogue around Granduciel's vocals and guitar work, with shifting lineups surrounding him. After Vile left soon after the band's debut to concentrate on his solo career, Granduciel became its sole constant member.

The band's first studio album, Wagonwheel Blues, arrived in 2008. Its follow-up, Slave Ambient, was released in 2011, received favorable reviews, and was supported by extensive touring. The War on Drugs' third album, Lost in the Dream, followed in 2014. Written after a period of touring, loneliness, and clinical depression for Granduciel, the album earned widespread critical acclaim and brought the band greater exposure.

During the recording of Lost in the Dream, Charlie Hall, previously a collaborator, joined as the band's full-time drummer. Saxophonist and keyboard player Jon Natchez and guitarist Anthony LaMarca accompanied the group on its subsequent world tour. The present lineup also includes David Hartley on bass guitar, Robbie Bennett on keyboards, and Eliza Hardy Jones on percussion and keyboards, alongside Granduciel, Hall, Natchez, and LaMarca. The band released its fifth studio album, I Don't Live Here Anymore, in 2021.